I Loved You on Purpose

"I didn't need you, you idiot. I picked you. And then you picked me back.”

― John Green, Paper Towns

I love this so much. John Green is one of my favorite authors and this quote comes from his book, Paper Towns. One of the main characters, Margo Roth Spiegelman is talking to Quentin Jacobsen about their friendship/relationship and to me this says a lot about loving someone. Obviously people love their families. It’s what their born into and the only unconditional love they’ll ever find, but when someone who isn't your family loves you that’s a pretty special thing. That person chose to care about you. They volunteered to make an effort for you and to be a part of your life. I think this really relates to another one of my favorite quotes from the movie For Colored Girls. A woman is talking to her husband and she says, “I loved you on purpose. I was open on person.”  We’re so vulnerable when we love someone. We give them the power to destroy us, but trust them not to. People pick each other outside of their families to love over anyone else. It’s just a manner of picking the right person. It’s silly to say you need someone. I don’t really believe you ever need one specific person, but picking someone, that’s special. There are over seven billion people on this earth and someone chose you specifically. So cherish those who pick you and pick them back.